Every year, Jews from around the world made four pilgrimages up to Jerusalem for various feasts and sacrifices. These journeys reminded them of God’s goodness as they went to the Temple to worship, and they helped refocus on God’s ways as they returned to their regular routines.
Jerusalem is over 2500 feet above sea level, so the pilgrimage there was a physical workout as well as a spiritual workout. These workouts were beneficial for God’s people, preparing them to minister in their cities in the following months.
The Book of Psalms contains 15 songs that these pilgrims would sing to and with each other as they traveled up to Jerusalem. These Psalms of Ascent are still instructive for Christians today.
As we resume this series this summer, I hope you can join me for this look at the life-changing truths these pilgrimage songs can still teach today to all of God’s people. We would love to have you join us in person, but if you are unable to do so you can watch the videos of these messages on my YouTube channel.
You can check out the messages we shared last summer from Psalms 120-127 here. And the current series of messages include:
- “Give Me This Hill” (Psalm 128)
- Still Maturing (Psalm 129)
- How To See A National Revival (Psalm 130)
- Don’t Stumble In The Homestretch (Psalm 131)
- Assured Expectation (Psalm 132)
- Strength In Unity (Psalm 133)
- Blessing The Blesser (Psalm 134)
Craig T. Owens 
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